Lillian Mackenzie has joined DLA Piper's Edinburgh projects team as a partner.

Mackenzie joins the form from MacRoberts where she joined as a trainee in 1999 and became a partner in July 2011.

She specialises in PPP (Public-Private Partnerships), including NPD (Non-profit Distributing) and PFI (Private Finance Initiative), and her experience spans various sectors including healthcare, defence, education and roads, with a primary focus on finance, corporate and project agreement aspects of such transactions.

Simon Rae, office managing partner of DLA Piper in Edinburgh, said: "Lillian has built a great reputation in Scotland for delivering high quality service to her clients.

“This combined with the strength and depth of her experience makes Lillian and her team a significant asset for the firm not only in Scotland but across the UK."